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Black Bros. Cafe, Goomeri
The State Library of Queensland writes a history blog and regularly adds content from our region.…
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Garages & Servos
Highlighting the history of a few of our early garages and servos, including: A. V. Lilley…
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Hall of Memory, Goomeri
The Hall of Memory at Goomeri was opened on 28 July 1926. The hall was built…
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Holloway’s Store (S. Holloway)
~ 207-209 Mary Street, Gympie ~ (building currently houses the Keen Bean on Mary & Hair…
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Radio 4GY – Gympie
‘When radio was King!’ 4GY was officially launched at the Olympia Theatre in Mellor Street on…
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Pettigrew’s Cooloola Tramway Complex
On 30 October 1873 the colony’s first private railway, operated by Pettigrew and Sim to haul…
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Tamaree Rail Disaster
Six people were killed in a train accident at Tamaree on Saturday 18 October, 1947. The…
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Opening of the Civic Centre 1977
The Gympie Civic Centre was officially opened by Queensland Premier Mr Joh Bjelke-Petersen on Thursday 13…
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The passing of James Nash
James Nash discovered gold in Gympie in Nash’s Gully in 1867. He was born on 5…
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Gympie Telephone Exchange
The Gympie Telephone Exchange first began operation on 1 October 1901 with 54 subscribers. The first…
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Mini tornado hits Gympie
In 1932 a tornado tears through Gympie from the Mary River to the Monkland area leaving…
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Introduction of house numbers
Before September 1938 houses did not have numbers. Houses often had names or the postal workers…
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Widgee Shire Council’s road plant
Widgee Shire Council’s road plant was the first complete one owned by a council. This content…
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Egg laying titles
Gympie had egg laying competitions in the 1930’s. These were written up in the newspapers on…
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The Borumba Dam
The Borumba Dam was officially opened in 1964. The project took nearly 4 years to complete.…
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Mt Morgan mining disaster
Six miners were killed in a mining disaster at Mt Morgan in 1902, five of them…
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Gympie Country Music Muster
The first Muster was held on ‘Thornside’ the Webb property to celebrate the centenary of their…
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John Flood
Death of John Flood. From Convict to Councillor. John Flood was an Irish political prisoner who…
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Mary Street fire 1881
The upper Mary Street occurred in 1881. It consumed 12 businesses on the southern side of…
